Gloves and mittens for miner&#39;s use



Nov. 30, 1937. A. F. ROBERTSON 2,100,491

GLOVES AND MITTENS FOR MINERS USE Filed Aug. 2, 19,34 2 Sheets-Sheet 1Nov. 30, 1937. ROBERTSON 7 2,100,491

GLOVES AND MITTENS FOR MINER'S USE p Filed Aug. 2, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2K 3 wt Inventor:

z/Pmn Patented Nov. 30, 1937 UNITED STTES GLOVES MI'ETENS FOR MINERS USEAlmon F. Robertson, Kirkland, Lake, Ontario,

- Canada.

Application August 2, 1934, Serial No. 138,064 In Canada November l'l,1933 4 Claims.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in glovesand mittens such as are generally worn by men engaged in the miningindustry, both underground and on the sur-' face, and its object is toprovide better protection for the backs of the hands, the large knuckleof the thumbs, the wrists and the forearms of the wearers.

When miners are engaged in drilling up-holes in raises, stopes or otherworking places, it is necessary, in the operation of drills, to graspthe throttle of the drill with the hand, the arm being extended at fulllength. Rock fragments, loosened by the hammer action of the drillsteel, sometimes fall on the operators forearm, wrist or hand, causingsevere injuries, such as cut tendons, or lacerations which may beserious enough to necessitate amputation of the thumb or fingers.

Injuries to the hands often occur when miners are engaged in otheroperations such as: scaling loose rock from the walls and back ofstopes, cutting hitches with hammer and moil, using sharp axes whenplacing timber, and when drilling with hammer and hand-steel.

Toprovide better protection against such injuries than is obtainable inordinary gloves and mittens, is the primary object of my invention andthis is obtained in the manner hereinafter described and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings in which,-

Fig. l is a back view of a glove made in ac cordance with thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a front view of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a back View of a mitten made in accordance with thisinvention. 1

Fig. 4 is a front View of Figure 3.

Fig. 5 is a developed view of the blank forming the reinforcing orprotective section applied to the wrist portion of the glove or mitten.

Fig. 6 is a developed View of the blank forming the reinforcing orprotective section'applied to the back of the hand portion of the gloveor mitten.

Fig. 7 is a developed view of the blank forming the reinforcing orprotective section applied to the thumb portion of the glove or mitten.

Similar letters or numbers refer to similar parts throughout the severalviews.

Referring to the drawings:

Figs. 1 and 2, 3 and 4, represent any good quality glove or mitten asmanufactured or sold in the United States of America, and may be eitherthe long gauntlet or short cuif type, and may be of any usable size orcolor.

The cuff or gauntlet portionF, of glove or mitten, is attached to thebody or hand ing portion C, by stitching k. a

A, represents a reinforcing or protective section or strip of eitherfibre, metal, leather, rubber, or any other semi-flexible, orsemi-pliable compo portion F, by rivets or by other suitable fasteners,

as :c.

This reinforcing or protective section A, extends from the junction ofthe cuff or gauntlet with the body or hand covering portion at thewrist, to the rear or upper edge of said 'cufior' gauntlet andlaterally, from the inside of the coverforearm, in line with the centerof the palm and middle finger, over the upper forearm and down to thebottom of the cuif or gauntlet in line with the little finger.

To improve flexibility, section A may be divided or out along the lineP, at the top of the'cuif or gauntlet, thus dividing section A into twosections, the inside front section of which is designated by the letterD, and when so divided or cut, bothA and D are to be fastened to thecuff or gauntlet by stitching,'rivets, or other suitable fasteners,applied on each side of line P.

Instead of being fastened over the cuff or gauntlet, sections A and Dmay be substituted for the cuff or gauntlet of glove or mitten, thuseliminating the fabric, leather or other material usually used in theconstruction of said cuff or gauntlet portions of gloves and mittens.When so applied, the edge l, of section D is to be extended down to thebottom of cuff or gauntlet and there be attached to the edge m, ofsection A, by stitching, rivets or other suitable fasteners, the frontedges of both sections being attached to the body of the glove or mittenC, by stitching k, as used in ordinary glove or mitten construction, byrivets, or by other suitable fasteners.

B, represents a reinforcing or protective section of material similar tothat from which section A is constructed, and extends across the back ofthe body C, of the glove or mitten, from the large knuckle of the thumb,to the seam h, at the bottom of the glove or mitten and in line with theoutside of the little finger. Lengthwise, B extends along the back ofthe glove or mitten, from the cuff or gauntlet approximately half thedistance to the finger ends or to the second joints of the fingers, asindicated by it in Figs. 1 and 3.

B, is to be attached to the back of the glove or mittenC, by stitchingalong the sides and the upper edge u, but the front edge over theknuckles is not to be fastened in order to provide complete freedom ofmovement for the fingers and hand under section B. Instead of stitching,rivets, or other suitable fasteners as 113', may be used to fastensection B to the back of the glove or mitten.

So that freedom of movement of the wrist may not be impaired, the edgeu, is to be curved toward the fingers, leaving the space S betweensections A and B.

E, represents a reinforcing or protective section of material similar tothat from which sections A and B are constructed, and extends across thetop of the thumb portion of the glove or mitten, from the seam g, whichjoins the thumb with the back of the glove or mitten, over the largeknuckle of the thumb and down to the junction of the thumb with the palmat seam v, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3.

Section E, is to be attached to the top of the thumb portion of theglove or mitten by stitching along the upper, rear and lower edges asg", k", and v, or by rivets or other suitable fasteners, as m".

The front edge Z, of section E, which curves forward over the top of thesecond joint of the thumb, is not to be fastened, to avoid interferencewith movement of the thumb, if the protective material used is too stiffto permit the use of stitching.

I am aware that gloves and mittens have been made which have pieces of aresistant material inserted in pockets or sections of leather or othermaterial which is sewed to the back, around the cuffs or gauntlets,andalong the backs of the fingers and thumbs and that gloves and mittenshave been made which have reinforcing materials sewed across the palmsand under the thumb crotch; but,

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. In combination with a glove and the like, a protective cover adaptedto be applied to the back of the glove extending laterally substantiallyover but not more than the entire width and extending lengthwise fromapproximately the wrist to approximately half the distance between wristand the finger ends, and coacting means on the glove and said cover fordetachably securing the latter to the former, said means beingpositioned rearwardly of the knuckles whereby the bending V movement ofthe fingersis not impeded.

2. In combination with a glove and the like, a protective cover attachedto the back of the glove extending laterally substantially over but notmore than the entire width and extending lengthwise from approximatelythe wrist to approximately half the distance between wrist and thefinger ends, the forward portion of said cover which extends beyond theknuckles being unattached wherebyv the bending movement of the fingersis not impeded.

3. In combination with a glove and the like, a protective cover adaptedto be applied to the back of the glove extending laterally substantiallyover but not more than the entire width, and extending lengthwise fromapproximately the wrist to approximately one-half the distance betweenthe wrist and the finger ends, and co-operating means on the glove andsaid'cover for detachably securing the latter to the former, said meansbeing positioned rearwardly of the knuckles, whereby the bending of thefingers is not impeded, said cover having the rear edge thereof curvedforwardly, whereby the bending movement of the hand from the wrist isnot impeded.

4. In a glove as set forth in claim 3, a cover for the wrist having itsforward edge curved so as.

